Bassett

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Bassett

Total population

580

Median home value

$86,800

21.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$42,697

Bassett$43k

National$74k

Elevation710 m

Land area1.15 km²

Weather70°F · Chance Rain Showers

Coordinates42.58°, -99.54°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bassett is a city in and the county seat of Rock County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 538 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Bassett, NE from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Nebraska

• Long Pine
  9.1 mi away
• Ainsworth
  16.5 mi away · pop. 1,697
• Springview
  19.9 mi away
• Johnstown
  26.4 mi away · pop. 12
• Emmet
  37.8 mi away
• O'Neill
  46.1 mi away
• Spencer
  47 mi away
• Inman
  53.1 mi away
• Valentine
  55.1 mi away · pop. 2,633
• Burwell
  59.2 mi away
• Dunning
  59.7 mi away
• Ewing
  64.8 mi away

Browse all places in Nebraska →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bassett

Buffalo County, Nebraska, and Its People

Samuel Clay Bassett · 2018

Buffalo County, Nebraska, and its people

Samuel Clay Bassett · 1916

Buffalo County, Nebraska

Samuel Clay Bassett · 1976

Buffalo County, Nebraska, and Its People: A Record of Settlement ..

Samuel Clay Bassett · 1916

Sheldon sampler, European selections

Sarah Bassett Clucas · 1988

Thanks for This Riot

Janelle Bassett · 2024

Nebraska, a guide to the Cornhusker State

Federal Writers' Project. Nebraska · 1939

Fallen astronauts

Colin Burgess · 2016

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 145 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 145 mi
• Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 149 mi
• Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 150 mi
• Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 162 mi
• Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 188 mi
• Wildfire Fairpoint, Meade, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 224 mi
• Wildfire Twin Butte Ck, Corson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 232 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Bronzed Tiger Beetle

Cicindela repanda

Seen 2026-09-11

Maximilian sunflower

Helianthus maximiliani

Seen 2026-09-09

White-lined Sphinx

Hyles lineata

Seen 2026-09-08

Northern Leopard Frog

Lithobates pipiens

Seen 2026-09-05

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-08-17

Red-spotted Rove Beetle

Platydracus fossator

Seen 2026-08-06

American Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus americanus

Seen 2026-08-06

Ornate Box Turtle

Terrapene ornata

Seen 2026-08-05

Quillback

Carpiodes cyprinus

Seen 2026-08-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).